The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL


Friday. and Was arrested here yesterday after
noon and taken back to the institution.
The marshal of Frankfort was in tine city last
night hunting Dora Woodruff, aged eighteen.
from that town Friday night and are supposed to
be here.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Hi
ram Pitts and Ollie Porter. Charles Tibbe and
Julia Jiroud, George w. Wheatley and Hannah
e. Canine, Henry Baumhofer and Eva NJ.
Theme.
Mrs. Emma Stow residing at No. SCI North
Tennessee street. was passing along Illinois
street. near Ohio, at O'Clock last night, when u
colored boy snatched satchel from her hand,
containing So and some valuables.
NO MONEY FOR FREscoING.
At the meeting of the building committee of
the Council, last evening, it was decided to make
no recommendation to the Council concerning
the frescoing Of Tomlinson Hail. for the reason
that some of the committee urged that the city
had no money to spare for the purpose at pres
ent The bids FOR the work will be submitted to
the Council. and the body will be asked to act
upon them without any recommendation.
GRAY's BIG FINE RENTED.
The Governor yesterday RENTED the 1880
fine against James w. Gray, who, several
months ago, was found guilty Of dealing in pol
icy numbers. At the time Judge Heller became
surety on the replovln DOOO. All the Judges OF
the Supreme Court favored the remission of the
fine. The Governor released the Heller estate
from liability, Internationally, and Gray, on
condition that he refrains from the business,
which, it is said. he has done since his trial.
AN INSTANCE OF CITY STREET sPRINKL1NG.
E. L. Hastings, who has just returned from
Minneapolis. says in reference to street-sprinkl-
ing at the expense of the city: The plan works
satisfactorily there. 1t is done under an ordSn-
which assesses the cost for sprinking
against AUDITING property, but it requires the
petitioning of a specified number of residents
any street to have 1t sprinkled by the CITY," He
saye that the cost to each property holder is
comparatively small, as in instance only
So. 90 was expended last year to have the sprnkl-
ing done along a forty-f front.
A CATS AFFECTION FOR HEN
George Buskirk, of the county clerks office,
relates story of cat belonging to him that
displayed an affection for hen, and for the last
six months remained close by her side all the
time. When the hen went to roost at night the
cat would take bed directly under her, and so
great was the attachment that they seldom be-
came separated. Last week the hen was set,
and the cat took position by the side of her,
and only went out for food when she did Mon
day the cat came to the house and acted very
strangely. 1t did not return to the hen that
night. and gave signs of sickness. A visit to
the chcken-house revealed the fact that the hon
had died on her nest. and the following day the
cat too died.
THE BANANA.PEDDLERs MUST MOVE ON.
Recently there has been much com plant from
the business men of Washington street about
banana-peddlers who have become quite nu.
merous on the street. and there has been some
dispute over the right of banana peddler to
obstruct the street where he only procures a
Sc license. In order to make q test case, Fred
erick Motana, an Italian, was arrested a war
rant. He had his trial yesterday morning
and the Mayor decided that the general peddlers'
license of sc does not the business of shift
ing dealers who sell from carts any kind of
a vehicle, but that, according TO the ordinance
passed last May. they must pay $50. There was
disposition Of those who wanted the law in
terpreted to have Motana punished, and he was
released on commitment
INSANITY OF A POOR BLIND GIRL.
Louisa Helsel was blind and but twelve
years old when her parents died in Rochester,
Fulton county. She was without relatives or
friends there. and was sent by the county au-
thorities to the Blind Asylum here.
That was twelve years ago, and she
has s,n,;d been an ., inmate r,. Of the in,
her health began to fail. and and with it her
whole nervous system, including her mind. In
her demented moments she would call for her
mother, ana Oeg the altondantS TO take ner Oack
to Rochester that she might see her parents.
Her trouble grew worse, and yesterday COM
mission declared her insane, and she will be re-
moved to the hospital for treatment tomorrow.
CONTINUED SPREAD OF MEASLES
Reports are coming in so rapidly that the City
Health Board have given orders to the sanitary
officers to be at the flee at all hours during to
day to receive information from physicians abou,
cases OF diphthera, measles, scarlatina and other
contagious diseases. New cases of measles are
being reported to the board at alarming rate
and it is believed that not half the cases in the
| city have been reported. Thirty four new cases
| were reported yesterday with ten deaths. All
| are of very mild form. The deaths that have
| occurred are q rule. when the care and treat
| ment have been insufficient. There still a
| few cases of scarlatlna, but they of very
mild form, and no deaths have been reported
With the exception of measles, the health of the
| city is excellent The total number of death.
| last week was forty one. with the same number
| of births.
FOUR NEW NATURAL-GAs COMPANIES
| Four companies organized to prospect for nat
| ural gas filed with the Secretary of State yes
terday, their articles of incorporation. They
| were: The Evansville National; capital, $25, 600
| which may be increased to $500. goo; directors
| F. w. Cook, Elder Cooper. VIM Rahm, jr
! Alex. Jack, Clinton Haser and VIM. Caldwell
| The Independent Mining and Gas Company, o.
| Goshen; capital, So 900; directors. G.. L. Land
] grave. j. B. Cobb j. B. Cornell. J. G. Virgins
| W. B. Lehman, Fl. D. Wreion and o. V
| Walker The Lowell Gas, Oil and Coal Com
| pany; capital, So 500; directors, ". N. Andrews
| E. L. Barber. Abraham Elder. D. B. Clingston
| John Trachsel, H. B. Whittenberger and Johr
| Holderman, The Warren Drilling Company, O.
| Warren; capital, $45 000 directors, Jonas Good
4 Silas A. Pulse, John S. Sprowl, Samuel L. Goot
| and Charles A. Winters.
| COIN WORTH A THOUSAND DOLLARS
| John r. Pearson has in his possession a yer,
valuable COIN 1t is of the 1904 issue, which ha
become very scarce. Mr. Pearson has receive,
a number of very fatterine offers for the coin
the late John T. Raymond shortly before hi
death having bid $500. in case its authen
ticity was established. Mr.. Pearson ha
been in correspondents with the mint
| at New Orleans and San Francis
co, and with the Treasury Department
at Washington. From the directors of tn
| Washington mint he has learned that the col
is probably worth about one thousand dollars
and that their scarcity is due to the fact tina
only about nineteen thousand pieces wer
| struck, and they were nearly all sent to pay tn
sailors and soldiers engaged in the war aeains
Tripoli. and were lost with a ship that wen
down in the harbor at Tripoli. The coin ha
been placed on exhibition at No. South Ne
rldian street.
RAN AWAY FROM HER HUSBAND.